i play east man and NO my def does matter in pvp ive tried 40/15 max shafts and this does much better vs a zon and a barb so the def does matter though not as much since anything with an eth rune in it basicly ignores def but i really made that shaft anticipating the 1.10 patch where suposidly the eth bug will be fixed and def will be a big deal but it does very well for me.... oh i need a ccbq or a decent ith if anyone on east has one for trade ill hook u up for a good sword i just traded my shit to a friend and hes naky peace